Personal Notebooks and Erica Eyres' Make-Up Textbook Paintings at Moosey Norwich
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A brief, personal reflection on old notebooks and journals, prompted by the discovery of Erica Eyres' new exhibition at Moosey Norwich, which features paintings based on outdated stage and film make-up textbooks. The author draws a parallel between Eyres' use of found images from old textbooks and their own old journals, musing on how fascinating it is to make sense of the past.
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· 2 pulledI was curious to look back at what my old journals would show.
And it is fascinating to make sense of the past, whether you participated in it or not.
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